[diamondgeezer]

OK, first of all I'd like to say that this is the third time I've typed this message - HLP has just made my Hatred list. Thank you.

Anyway, what I have here is a Chig fighter which desperately needs a reskin. Since I have no ability to make maps from scratch, I'm taking the step of posting the POF and existing maps here and inviting all and sundry to have a bash at it. The best one goes in to the conversion, with full credits and my gratitude. For those who are interested, here's the current skin:

[mikhael]

is that the Chig I made?

[diamondgeezer]

Nope

[IceFire]

Got some good reference material?  Images and shots from a few angles is good.

[Taristin]

Now that looks like something I would model. (Not by choice, mind you)

[diamondgeezer]

Ice: click. Not much, I know, but rather than a lack of material think of it as a lack of limitations.

As for you, Raa, I assume you've never seen S:AAB and therefore do no know what you're talking about.

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]The shape looks wrong DG, I don't know if it's simply the perspective you took the screenie from but the rear end looks too 'flared'.

I think the texturing should be pretty straight forward if you could get a descent screen cap. A bit more work and it'll be up to the calibur of your rather nifty looking hammerhead.

BTW sorry I can't help out with this at present, I got a rather spiffy new computer but I have to wait to be paid to get RAM for it... At present I'm perusing the net via a 300MHz celeron my uncle gave me a while back, it doesnt even have a 3D accelerator.

Hurry up pay-day!
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[an0n]

No, he's ****ed up the ship.

Looks as though he's got the edges of the tri parallel to the Z instead of getting closer together.

[diamondgeezer]

OK, first I didn't understand a word of what an0n said, and second I didn't build it. Christ, I get precisely bugger all substantial help and then all people can do is complain about the stuff I do knock out. I'm going to go run over some bunnies now.

[Charmande]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
OK, first of all I'd like to say that this is the third time I've typed this message - HLP has just made my Hatred list. Thank you.

Anyway, what I have here is a Chig fighter which desperately needs a reskin. Since I have no ability to make maps from scratch, I'm taking the step of posting the POF and existing maps here and inviting all and sundry to have a bash at it. The best one goes in to the conversion, with full credits and my gratitude. For those who are interested, here's the current skin:

that thing looks really funny... "New line of freespace ships, the bathroom/kitchen designs!"

[diamondgeezer]

You just be grateful that there's a good deal of distance seperating you and I

[Star Dragon]

Remember I CANNOT MAP and this model only takes 1 texture... After hours of experimentation (getting away from teh diamond palette for a change)< I think I came up with a visually workable chig (or at least a varient). I added I engine glow center rear, as well as armed it with three lasers (same primary) each centered in the wedge of each tri-arm, asw well as 1 missile firing point dead center of front.  Here's a Chig Squadron attacking the GTT Megaroad (pre-macross) almost 4KM long unarmed civillian Mega-Transport that needs protection stat! Marines, this one's in the air!

http://photo.starblvd.net/Star_Dragon/5-3-4-1062208535?m=0&pg=4&ro=2&co=3

Their target the Megaroad (from the game X-Wing Alliance, a Lucas Model, I erased the program and kept the opts I liked) I really like this reskin! The original looked wimpy ,even for a liner!

http://photo.starblvd.net/Star_Dragon/6-5-5-1062208363?m=0&pg=5&ro=4&co=4

And finally the last model I can convert from Lar's old model dump, th CR Dragoon (now the GTD Dragoon). This model needs to be broken down into subobjects  (probabaly just 1) as it can be placedin fred but crashes. Again I like this paint job

BTW I need someone to make these turrents work! Please (arm all shock cannons Wildstar,   FIRE!)

http://photo.starblvd.net/Star_Dragon/6-4-5-1062193254?m=0&pg=5&ro=3&co=4

Thoughts?

PS DG:  If you can remap the chig to take a texture for center, then for each outer arm I can try some new combos...?

[Charmande]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
You just be grateful that there's a good deal of distance seperating you and I

ohh, sorry.

 

[diamondgeezer]

Star Dragon, we can talk about this stuff but not now. The bastards have me on night shifts and I'm sleeping at funny times even by my reckoning. I desperately need to go to bed via the Post Office, so I'll try and catch you tomorrow when I get in from work.

[an0n]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
OK, first I didn't understand a word of what an0n said, and second I didn't build it. Christ, I get precisely bugger all substantial help and then all people can do is complain about the stuff I do knock out. I'm going to go run over some bunnies now.

When you make the Saratoga;, then I'll be in awe and not puposely annoy you.

[Star Dragon]

BUT it's not my place to preview such a thing... (Oh I feel so evil now)

Meaning it does exist, but not in pof format (last I knew)


DG: Sorry, but I couldn't resist!  BTW don't work so bloody hard!   Take your time with the mod also, we'll still be here when it gets done (I look forward to getting back properly done pofs instead of teh hacks I made out of them - yuck! messy...). You are doing such a bang up job, you should be proud of yourself. BTW is anyone else on "the non-mod team"?

[diamondgeezer]

Originally posted by an0n
When you make the Saratoga;, then I'll be in awe and not puposely annoy you.

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,16316..0.html I didn't make it, but I did convert it and make all the turrets, LODs, debris and stuff. Not that anyone gave a **** apart from Black Wolf.

Originally posted by Star Dragon
BTW is anyone else on "the non-mod team"?

No. Well, I get the occasional assist. GE did a map for me, and Raven said he could do a model for me. To be honest, the biggest shout-outs goes to Narol, who basically coached me through turrets and stuff, and GE who learned me LODs.

[Krackers87]

NEW AND IMPROVED!!!



plus it uses maps in the FS2 vpfiles

[karajorma]

Point-------------->







Krackers---------->


Oh well. It is an improvement I guess.

[Krackers87]

i just found out its supposed to be checkered and stuff.

o well

still looks good.